Wading through mud and forests to encourage students to return to school after Tet
(Baonghean.vn) - The custom of celebrating Tet for a long time has long been ingrained in the ethnic minority communities in the highlands of Nghe An. Therefore, after Tet, to maintain the number of students, teachers wade through mud and forests to visit each household to encourage the children to return to school.
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After the Tet holidays, according to the schedule, from February 21 (the 6th day of Tet), schools in the highlands of Nghe An also started to return to teaching. However, the reality shows that very few schools in Ky Son area can gather enough students to study, especially in schools with many Mong students. Photo: Minh Khue |
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Having gotten used to this, in the days after Tet, despite the rain and slippery roads, teachers here still went to each student's house to persuade them to return to school. Photo: Minh Khue |
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Teacher Hoang Dinh Thanh, a teacher working in Na Ngoi commune, confided: He was assigned to go with another colleague to Phu Quac village to mobilize. If they walked, it would take about half a day, and if they rode a motorbike, it would be slippery and very dangerous. However, because of their duty and the desire for the children to go to school to learn, they overcame everything. Photo: Minh Khue |
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While crossing the forest road to the student's house, a teacher in Na Ngoi commune fell off his motorbike. Photo: Minh Khue |
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Teachers visit each student's family to encourage them to go to school. Photo: Minh Khue |
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Due to the absence of students and also to welcome them to school, these days, cleaning the classrooms is the teachers' job. Photo: Minh Khue |
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By the weekend, after tireless efforts, many students were back to school. Photo: Minh Khue |